INTERMEDIATE PHASE GRADE 6 NOVEMBER 2018 ENGLISH HOME ...

INTERMEDIATE PHASE GRADE 6

NOVEMBER 2018 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P2

MARKS: 40 TIME: 1? hours

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This question paper has 10 pages.

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ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P2

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INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARNERS

1. Read ALL the instructions carefully.

2. Answer ALL the questions.

3. Write neatly and legibly.

4. This paper consists of:

SECTION A: READING AND VIEWING

Story

(10 marks)

Poster

(5 marks)

Poetry

(5 marks)

SECTION B: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS (30 ? 2 = 15)

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SECTION A: READING AND VIEWING

TEXT 1: STORY

A PROMISE IS A PROMISE

by Wendy Hartman

Storks are birds with long orange legs and long beaks, that fly from the North to the 1 South and back again. A long time ago, storks were the noisiest birds in the world.

They used to talk all the time. All of them used to talk at the same time about different 2 things, but about nothing interesting. Their chattering made the ostrich very angry. He felt that the stork's chattering prevented him from flying.

He practised for days, but he never lifted off the ground. "That's it," he said. "Those

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storks talk too much. They need to be punished."

"We can't stand it either," complained the other animals. "You want silence?" asked 4 the lizard. "Just whisper the magic words at midnight and you will have silence. At midnight on the third day the spell will end. After that you must come up with your own plan." The animals followed the lizard's advice.

The next day they were amazed because there was no sound coming from the

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storks as their beaks were shut tightly. At last the animals could talk to each other

without having to shout.

The ostrich was delighted about the silence! He ran about, flapping his wings and

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practising flying in peace and quiet, but he never left the ground. He went to the

storks who sat, huddled together with their feathers fluffed and their beaks shut.

"Oh dear," said the ostrich, "they look so miserable and hungry. They may be

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irritating, but they must eat. I wish they could eat without all the talking."

Just before midnight the animals gathered around the storks. "Do you want to end the 8 spell that keeps your beaks from opening?" they asked. The storks nodded eagerly. "Well, we can arrange that," said the ostrich. "You will each promise never ever to speak again. A promise is not be broken." The storks nodded.

From that day on storks have been silent. You will still see them clacking their beaks 9 together, pretending to make a noise, but a promise is a promise and they have not broken their promise yet.

You will also still see the ostrich running at full speed, flapping his wings trying to fly. Until today he has never been able to fly.

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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

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1. Fill in the missing words to describe the stork.

Storks have long, (1.1) ___________ legs and long (1.2) __________.

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2. Which animal also appears in the story other than the storks and the ostrich?

A animals B eagle C lizard D stork

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3. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

The biggest problem with the storks was that they ... too much.

A complained B talked C flew D ate

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4. Name the author of the story.

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5. What was the ostrich's greatest wish?

(1)

6. What advice did the lizard give to the animals?

7. State if the following statement is True or False.

The next day the ostrich could fly higher than the storks.

True

False

Give a reason for your answer from the text.

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8. Why did the ostrich feel sorry for the storks?

(1)

9. Give ONE word from the passage that means the following:

9.1 talking a lot

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9.2 to speak softly

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10. What important lesson can you learn from this story?

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TEXT 2: POSTER

Study the poster and answer the questions.

11. Which important natural resource is discussed in the poster? 12. What is the name of the character in the poster?

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